The Fall of the Inca Empire

Francisco Pizzaro was a Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incan Empire. In 1531, Pizzaro and a group of 180 Spanish and African soldiers traveled from Panama to the West Coast of South America. They hiked through the Andes Mountain stealing gold and riches from the native people. Pizzaro and his men came across the Inca camp which stretched over more than 2000 miles. When Pizzaro arrived, the Inca's were just ending a civil war between brothers Atahuallpa and Huascar. It ended when Atahuallpa killed Huascar and became emperor. Pizzaro wanted to convert the Incas to christianity and he wanted them to follow the King of Spain. When Atahuallpa refused, Pizzaro was taken as prisoner. To gain his freedom, Atahuallpa offered Pizzaro a room full of gold and silver. When Pizzaro was granted access to the room, he killed Atahuallpa. The Spaniards took over making all of the Incans slaves.